Art conversations 30 September-9 November

Art Conversations return to Palazzo Cini, from 30 September to 9 November: a unique opportunity to be accompanied by experts and art historians to discover the exhibition Masterpieces gathered by Vittorio Cini collection.

Two special meetings are planned: the presentation of the table bearing the La Maestà del Maestro di Badia a Isola , recently restored, and “Ospite a Palazzo,” the San Maurelio sculpture by Paolo di Luca from Florence given by the Ferrara Cathedral Museum .

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30 SEPTEMBER | H 6.00 PM
Il restauro della Maestà del Maestro di Badia a Isola
Restauration was financed by Friends of Florence and Save Venice Inc. with the support of Richard & Jill Almeida and with the contribution of Boston Chapter of Save Venice on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the flood took place in Florence and Venice in 1966

Simonetta Brandolini d’Adda President of Friends of Florence
Melissa Conn Director Save Venice
Nicoletta Matteuzzi Art Historian, Florence
Amalia Donatella Basso Soprintendenza Archeologia, belle arti e paesaggio per il Comune di Venezia e laguna
Claudia Vittori Restorer

7 OCTOBER | H 5.30 PM
La Maestà del Maestro di Badia a Isola della collezione Cini: forma e funzione delle grandi tavole mariane alla fine del Duecento

Andrea De Marchi University of Florence

12 OCTOBER | H 5.30 PM
Storie di disegni di storia. I Fasti veneziani di Giannantonio Guardi

Paolo Delorenzi Art Historian, Venice

19 OCTOBER | H 5.30 PM
Di taglio e colore, l’arte di Bartolomeo Montagna

Giovanni Carlo Federico Villa Scientific director Musei Civici di Vicenza

26 OCTOBER | H 5.30 PM
Da Carlo Crivelli a Bartolomeo Montagna: contemporanei e seguaci di Giovanni Bellini nella collezione Cini

Anchise Tempestini Art Historian, Florence

9 NOVEMBER| H 5.30 PM
“L’ospite a Palazzo”. Il San Maurelio del Museo della Cattedrale di Ferrara

Andrea Bacchi University of Bologna – Director Fondazione Federico Zeri

It is possible to buy a ticket at 12 €, valid for participation in all meetings scheduled by the festival. Participation in the meeting is included in the price of admission to the gallery.